| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | could [vb infin] [verb] a [adj] | 185 |
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| 2 | could [verb] [verb] a [adj] | 159 |
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| 3 | could [verb] [verb] a [adj] | 144 |
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| 4 | could [verb] [vb pp] a [adj] | 138 |
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| 5 | could have [verb] a [adj] | 137 |
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| 6 | could have [verb] a [adj] | 132 |
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| 7 | could [verb] [to-vb] a [adj] | 36 |
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| 8 | could [verb] have a [adj] | 27 |
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| 9 | could [verb] [verb] an [adj] | 26 |
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| 10 | could [verb] had a [adj] | 25 |
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| 11 | could [verb] [verb] a [adj -er] | 20 |
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| 12 | could [verb] make a [adj] | 17 |
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| 13 | could [verb] [verb] a good | 15 |
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| 14 | could [verb] made a [adj] | 14 |
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| 15 | could [verb] [verb] a [det] | 10 |
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| 16 | could [verb] [verb] a better | 10 |
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| 17 | could [verb] [verb] a few | 9 |
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| 18 | could [verb] [verb] a [num] | 9 |
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| 19 | could [verb] [verb] a few | 9 |
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| 20 | could [verb] [v-ing] a [adj] | 8 |
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| 21 | could help [verb] a [adj] | 6 |
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| 22 | could help [verb] a [adj] | 6 |
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| 23 | could expect [verb] a [adj] | 6 |
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| 24 | could expect [verb] a [adj] | 6 |
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| 25 | could [verb] provide a [adj] | 6 |
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| 26 | could afford [verb] a [adj] | 5 |
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| 27 | could [verb] [verb] a good | 5 |
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| 28 | could [verb] take a [adj] | 5 |
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| 29 | could afford [verb] a [adj] | 5 |
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| 30 | could [verb] done a [adj] | 5 |
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